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@kevincrans, here's a hint on how to work in BlendModes+. Copy Layer A to clipboard (Ctrl+A to select all, then Ctrl+C to copy to clipboard), then on Layer B, run BlendModes+ and choose "Copy From Clipboard" and select your blend mode.

I have been waiting very patiently for Rick to expand PDN's default blend mode library to incorporate the other blend modes since v 3.5.11.

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Taking it from the clipboard is actually a really good feature, but I'm not planning to merge it yet, first I'd like to save it as a pdn, and have Average selected in the Blending Mode as preview, so I have later the possibility to add layers and then decide which I wanna blend first, but it does what I needed and I'm happy with that for now.

But some of these blending modes especially Average are essential, especially with the fact that there are already so many options in the Blending Mode menu makes it worth waiting for, so that makes two of us.

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I really like the new updates, but there is still one issue concerning me.

The Average Blend Mode still hasn't been implemented yet, it's so obvious, still it isn't there yet.

From what @Rick Brewster explained when I inquired about expanding PDN's blending mode, he said that some of the blending modes' algorithm would revert to Normal blending mode on older version of PDN (yes, apparently there is a group of hardcore 3.5.11 users, don't ask why). IIRC, he said this was investigated by one of the contributing programmers. My solution has been the same as before and @Ego Eram Reputo has repeated it.

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Eram, I really like the plugin for what it does, but it doesn't work the same, thus slows the progress a bit down if you have to use very much.

Trevor, I understand that, since I also use old Windows in Virtual Machine and respect there are some issues, but I'm happy thet opening new files with old pograms doesn't crash and i need it mainly for merging layers, however, u can always call it an experimental feature because supporting it is a little standard.

Reptillian, that is an interesting point, again the displaying of pdn files with the new blend mode is a thing, I do understand that the programming of the blend mode is very different than I may think. I am a beginner programmer after all.

I wanna point out again, my only purpose is merging, so if it is saved as a pdn, I wouldn't mind the average blend mode being set to default, this is the friendliest way of adding new experimental blend modes anyway.